Woods also faced Hudson in a friendly closest-to-the-pin contest, hitting two shots from about 100 yards to a green over a valley and water. Woods’s first shot landed in the drink. Read More Here(It was reminiscent of a media gathering at the Quicken Loans last year, when Woods hit three short shots into the water on a par 3. ) The back is progressing, Wood said, when asked about his health. [The] first shot was crap; I hit it in the water. The second shot I stiffed it. What Mark [OMeara] was saying at Augusta , I have good days and bad days. I have had three back operations, and that’s kind of the nature of the business, unfortunately. That’s all I can say. Woods didn’t say when he expects to be back. He last played in the Dubai Desert Classic in early February, but withdrew before his second round. Woods, however, did make a joke about playing on the PGA Tour Champions circuit when he is eligible in nine years, something he’s never hinted at doing before.

Compounding these issues: their access to health care and their ability to afford medication was worse than it was before the recession, said Judith Weissman, research manager and an epidemiologist at NYU Langone Medical Center. If they lose a job or take a blow from the recession and lose finances, they dont have the resources to come back, she said. Serious psychological distress itself is also strongly associated with limitations of working and daily living, as well as feelings of nervousness, worthlessness and sadness. Dont miss: Pilots are keeping mental illness a secret to keep their wings Legislation has passed to improve the state of mental health in recent years, such as the 2008 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, which requires mid- and large-sized companies that offer mental health coverage to ensure those benefits match those provided for physical illness, and former President Barack Obamas 2010 Affordable Care Act , which also contained provisions for mental health-related insurance coverage disparities. And yet theres still a lack of access to health care providers, Weissman said. We need to improve training for mental health because we dont have enough providers, she said. Some 9.5% of distressed Americans did not have health insurance that would allow them access to a psychiatrist in 2014, up from 9% in 2006. About 10.5% experienced delays in getting help because of their mental health coverage in 2014, up from 9.5% in 2006. And nearly 10% could not afford their psychiatric medication in 2014, up from 8.7% in 2006. Generation X (born between 1965 and 1980) and baby boomers (born between 1946 and 1964) with serious psychological distress were most heavily impacted by the recession and not able to recuperate as well, Weissman said. But millennials also reported higher rates of depression than any other generation between 2005 and 2014, according to a separate study in the journal Pediatrics.